Sunday, December 19, 2010

I spotted this frame and fork last year and had to have it because of it's over-sized main tube and cool geometry. There aren't many DV8s to be found as a reference for restoration so I rebuilt it with custom parts, colors and decals. The rear dropouts were enlarged to accept a 14mm axle and 9t casette freewheel. A very solid, one of a kind, mid-school rider. This bike is also one of 12 winners of the BMX Museum winter build off and is featured as the January bike of the 2011 calendar.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

I've owned a few Dynos over my lifetime but this one is the newest to date. This started out as a pretty plain, dark blue Compe with a lot of weathered parts. I shined up what I could and replaced several others from porkchopbmx.com. I've always loved the sticker bomb look so I went for it on this one. It's the epitome of mid-school bikes (or tanks) as it weighs about 38 lbs. Stay out of its path... ;-)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Another bike I always coveted but never owned was a GT Pro Series racer. This '95 GT Fueler has all the looks and style of the older race bikes with bigger and beefier tubes and dropouts, which I like (and need). I really enjoy mixing old-school flair into a newer model bike and this one turned way better than I expected. The rims came from an older Robinson I picked up on Craigslist and really didn't go with the red, white and blue decals on that chrome frame. I created these custom decals to match the wheels and everything else just fell into place. One light (26.5 lbs) and fast bike, it's a blast to ride.